Abstracts tagged "Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)"

Abstract Number: 2160 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Journey to Diagnosis in As/Axial Spondyloarthritis – the Psychological Impact of Delay
Jane Martindale^1,2 and Lynne Goodacre², ¹Physiotherapy, Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, Wigan, United Kingdom, ²Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: It is not uncommon for 8 to 11 years to pass between symptoms onset and definitive diagnosis of AS/axial SpA (Gran 1997, Feldtkeller, 2003).…
Abstract Number: 1552 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effective Prevention Of New Osteitis On Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Patients With Early Axial Spondyloarthritis During 3 Years Of Continous Treatment With Etanercept – Data Of The Esther Trial
In-Ho Song¹, Kay-Geert A. Hermann², Hildrun Haibel³, Christian Althoff⁴, Denis Poddubnyy³, Joachim Listing⁵, Anja Weiss⁶, Ekkehard Lange⁷, Bruce Freundlich⁸, Martin Rudwaleit⁹ and Joachim Sieper¹⁰, ¹Medical Department I, Rheumatology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany, ²Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany, ³Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Radiology, Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany, ⁵German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ⁶German Rheumatism Research Centre, Berlin, Germany, ⁷BU Specialty Care, Pfizer Pharma AG, Berlin, Germany, ⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹Endokrinologikum, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁰Medical Department I, Rheumatology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin-Franklin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: In patients with early axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) with a disease duration of
Abstract Number: 1367 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Performance Of a Two-Step Latent Tuberculosis Screening Algorithm In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis Or Ankylosing Spondylitis Prior To Treatment With Tumor Necrosis Alpha Inhibitors: Prospective Observational Data From The Biorx.Si Registry
ŽIga Rotar¹ and Matija Tomsic², ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ²Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Centre Ljubjana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Background/Purpose: Reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is of concern in patients treated with TNFi. Conversely, TB chemoprophylaxis (CP) is time consuming, delays the initiation…
Abstract Number: 332 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease Among Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis Compared To Ankylosing Spondylitis (retrospective cohort study)
Zohair Abbas¹ and Marina N. Magrey², ¹Rheumatology, Case Western Reserve University at Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Both patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This increased risk is in part…
Abstract Number: 2451 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Work Instability Scores In Ankylosing Spondylitis and Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Are Equal and Higher Than In Psoriatic Arthritis
Sherry Rohekar¹, Robert D. Inman² and Dafna D. Gladman³, ¹Rheumatology, St. Joseph's Hospital, London, ON, Canada, ²Dept of Medicine/Rheumatology, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Clinical subsets of spondyloarthitis (SpA), such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) may be associated with significant impact on work performance and…
Abstract Number: 2105 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Differences In Spinal Mobility Measures In Relation To Disease Duration and Between Subgroups With Axial Spondyloarthritis
Elisabeth.A Mogard¹, Elisabet Lindqvist², Stefan Bergman^3,4 and Ann B. I. Bremander⁴, ¹Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology and Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ²Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology and Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ³Spenshult Research and Development Center, Halmstad, Sweden, ⁴Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Spinal mobility is a core domain for research and clinical practice in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) but less studied in undifferentiated SpA (USpA). Our objective…
Abstract Number: 1521 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Latent Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment In Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients Eligible For Anti-TNF Therapy In Endemic Area
Renata Miossi¹, Karina Rossi Bonfiglioli¹, Carla G.S. Saad², Ana Cristina Ribeiro¹, Julio C. B. Moraes² and Eloisa Bonfá¹, ¹Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Reumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Anti-TNF agents have emerged as an important treatment for rheumatic diseases, particularly for ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Screening and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI)…
Abstract Number: 1222 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis Of Corelation Of Bone Mineral Density Of Spine With Other Sites In Ankylosing Spondylitis As Compared To Rheumatoid Arthritis and Control Populations
Janie Bruce¹ and Vikas Majithia^2,3, ¹Div of Rheumatology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS, ²Div of Rheumatology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, ³G.V. "Sonny" Montogomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS
Background/Purpose: Bone mineral density (BMD) at the 3 central sites usually correlates with each other but the effect of disease states on this correlation is…
Abstract Number: 184 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Physician Gender, Age and Clinical Experience Associated With Discrepancy In Global Disease Score In Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis? Data From The Nationwide Danbio Registry
Cecilie Lindstrom Egholm¹, Niels Steen Krogh², Lene Dreyer³, Torkell Ellingsen⁴, Bente Glintborg⁵, Marcin Kowalski⁶, Tove Lorenzen⁷, Ole Rintek Madsen⁸, Henrik Nordin^9,10, Claus Rasmussen¹¹ and Merete L. Hetland¹², ¹Regional Research Unit, Region Zealand, Roskilde, Denmark, ²ZiteLab ApS, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Internal Medicine - Rheumatology Section, Copenhagen University Hospital at Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Diagnostic Centre Region Hospital Silkeborg Denmark, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark, ⁵Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁶Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Region Hospital Silkeborg, Silkeborg, Denmark, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital in Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁹Department of Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹⁰DANBIO, On behalf of Depts of Rheumatology, North, South, Central, Zealand and Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹¹Vendsyssel Teaching Hospital/Aalborg University, Hjoerring, Denmark, ¹²Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: A global estimate on a 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) assessed by patients (PATGL) and physicians (DOCGL) is commonly used to measure disease…
Abstract Number: 2885 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Erosions and Sclerosis, But Not Squaring, Predict The Development Of New Syndesmophytes: A 12-Year Longitudinal Analysis (OASIS)
Sofia Ramiro¹, A.M. van Tubergen², Désirée van der Heijde³, Carmen Stolwijk⁴, Maxime Dougados⁵, Filip Van den Bosch⁶ and Robert Landewé⁷, ¹Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology B Department, Paris-Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁶Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁷Academic Medical Center Amsterdam & Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Erosions, sclerosis and squaring are included in the modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Spine Score (mSASSS). However, their value in predicting the development of…
Abstract Number: 2453 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification Of Determinants Of The Functional Outcome In Patients With Early Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results From The German Spondyloarthritis Inception Cohort
Denis Poddubnyy¹, Hildrun Haibel¹, Joachim Listing², Jürgen Braun³, Martin Rudwaleit⁴ and Joachim Sieper¹, ¹Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁴Endokrinologikum, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: In cross-sectional studies it has been shown already that functional status in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), which represents probably the most important long-term outcome in…
Abstract Number: 2107 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Benefitial Effects Of a Simple Stretching Exercise Program For Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Andréa L. Gallinaro¹, Carla G.S. Saad¹, Claudia Goldenstein-Schainberg¹, Percival D sampaio-Barros¹, Julio C. B. Moraes¹, Hamilton Roschel², Ana Lucia S. Pinto¹ and Celio R. Gonçalves³, ¹Reumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Educação Física e Esporte, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Static and dynamic stretching exercises are applied in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) patients to preserve and restore the axial mobility. However, there are no data…
Abstract Number: 1523 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Presence Of Peripheral Arthritis Delays Spinal Radiographic Progression In Ankylosing Spondylitis: Observation Study Of Korean Spondyloarthropathy Registry (OSKAR) Over 5 Years
Tae-Jong Kim¹, Seunghun Lee², Kyung-Bin Joo³, Dong-Jin Park⁴, Yong-Wook Park⁴, Shin-Seok Lee⁵ and Tae-Hwan Kim⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ²Department of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ³Department of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Hanynag University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea, ⁵Dept of Int Med/Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea, ⁶Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: The most unique feature in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is subchondral eburnation and syndesmophytes, possibly leading to ankylosis and spinal fusion. So far a clear…
Abstract Number: 1117 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Integrated ¹⁸f-Fluoride Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Of The Spine – a Pilot Study and Comparison Of Signals In Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Dr. Christian Buchbender², Ben Ostendorf³, Verena Hartung, MD⁴, Thorsten Poeppel, MD⁴ and Juergen Braun⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Univ. Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ³Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, GA, Germany, ⁴Dept. Nuclear Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Positron emission tomography (PET) is a high sensitive nuclear imaging technique that depicts functional processes within the body. PET scanners detect annihilation radiation from…
Abstract Number: 107 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Duration Of Symptoms Before Diagnosis In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Merete Lund Hetland^1,2 and Jan Sørensen³, ¹The Danish Rheumatologic Database (DANBIO), Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark, ²Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, The Danish Rheumatologic Database (DANBIO), Glostrup Hospital., Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Center for Applied Health Services Research, University of South Denmark, Odensen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis is important for the treatment of many rheumatic diseases. Little is known about the duration of symptoms before establishment of diagnosis, and if the…

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